Mar 2, 2006 5:45 pm US/Pacific
48 Hours - Christie Wilson Preview
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A 27-year-old woman from Sacramento, Calif. goes to a casino to gamble by herself and then vanishes into the night. What happened to Christie Wilson? What goes through the mind of her family – especially her stepfather who is a detective – when the unthinkable happens and he becomes a victim himself?
48 Hours correspondent Erin Moriarty reports on the investigation and search for Christie this Saturday, March 4 at 10 p.m. on
CBS 13.
Typically, in these types of cases, after a flurry of missing posters, searches and candlelight vigils, the investigation hits a dead end. But Christie's case turns out to be very different. Four days after she went missing, police discover some dramatic evidence. The casino has an extensive security system –700 cameras – which videotaped nearly every move Christie made that night – including the moments when she leaves the casino and walks into the parking lot. It turns out Christie did not walk out alone: she left with an older man. He is quickly identified as a 53-year-old married father of two teenage boys.
The security videotape is also remarkable for what it does not show. The last image we see is Christie and the older man in the parking lot, disappearing out of camera range. Did she get in the car with him? Her parents describe Christie as popular, bright and ambitious, but maybe too trusting.
48 Hours has followed this developing story from the very beginning and has been with Christie's family every step of the way, from the first time they witness the videotape until the heartbreaking moment when they are forced to celebrate Christie's 28th birthday without her.
Moriarty interviews Pat and Deb Boyd, Christie's shell-shocked parents, as they realize their daughter walked into the night with a man named Mario Garcia who, despite being a highly-paid, upper-middle class computer management expert for a hospital system, has both a criminal and questionable past.
48 Hours investigated Garcia and found other disturbing incidents more than 25 years old. One criminal case remains open.
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